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Brao Gongs of Ratanakiri (Cambodia)
Tip! This is raw, unfiltered ceremonial gong ensemble music recorded on location by Laurent Jeanneau in Ratanakiri, Cambodia’s northeastern province, bordering Laos and Vietnam. Along with Mondolkiri to the south, it was once home to many of the country’s ethnic minority communities. During the colonial period, the French failed to establish full control over the region. After independence, the Khmer state also struggled to govern it, while Khmer Rouge rebels hid in its forests in the 1960s amid…
Mekong Shellac: Cambodian Artifacts from the 78-rpm era
Tip! Mekong Shellac is an extremely rare collection of classical and popular styles of Khmer music from the 1930s to the 1950s. Restored from the few original remaining copies, this compilation reveals a remarkable world of early 20th-century Cambodian folk music previously lost in time through war, cultural shifts, and modernization. These recordings were selected for their distinctive musical qualities, the physical condition of the 78 rpm records from which they were sourced, and the circumst…
Gamelan Music of Bali: Field Recordings by Deben Bhattacharya, 1973-74
A first-time vinyl & cassette release for pioneering Bengali ethnomusicologist, filmmaker and radio producer Deben Bhattacharya's Bali field recordings, captured in the historic villages of Puri Karangasem, Tegaltamu, and Kayumas Kaja between December 1973 and January 1974. Searingly beautiful and hypnotic, these are some of the finest candid, open-air sonic documents made of gong keybar orchestras accompanying authentic dance-dramas, ceremonial funeral rites and shadow puppetry plays. The 2LP i…
Tarantismo: Odyssey of an Italian Ritual
**2LP + Book, limited edition in a custom-made silkscreen printed envelope** Flee is proud to present its new project: Tarantismo: Odissey of an Italian Ritual. Dedicated to Tarantism, this project tells the story of a centuries-old choreo-musical ritual from Southern Italy, mobilizing frenetic rhythms and maniac dances, to exorcise women of a mysterious evil caused by the bite of a spider. Trans-disciplinary, this effort of documentation and artistic re-interpretation of one of Europe’s most my…
Musique Du Burundi (LP)
Mid-1970's re-issue on Ocora of one of the most amazing albums of ethnic music documentation with music that sounds like alien avantgarde rock, listen to believe.
4 (LP)
Cuba's Grupo de Experimentación Sonora, formed at the film institute in 1969 under Leo Brouwer with Silvio Rodríguez, Pablo Milanés and Noel Nicola: nueva trova with a film composer's palette. Areito volume 4, original Cuban pressing, plays well.
Siamo Arrivati Al Sinai (LP)
1977 album on Divergo with field recordings of chants of love and war of Aswan Bedouins. Never re-issued on either LP or CD. With insert.
Musik Der Pontos-Griechen (LP)
1980 re-issue of the amazing 1974 album on Museum Collection Berlin's wonderful ethnic music series with the hypnotic and wild music of the Pontic Greeks. With insert.
Classical Indian Music (LP)
1962 Indian LP on Parlophone with recordings of South Indian Carnatic classical music by master vocalist and veena player. Never re-issued on either LP or CD.
Dagar Brothers (LP)
Original French edition of the 1965 first album by the most revered 20th century exponents of the ancient North Indian dhrupad tradition.
India III (LP)
Original 1967 album by the most revered 20th century exponents of the ancient North Indian dhrupad tradition on Bärenreiter/Musicaphon's wonderful Unesco Collection "A Musical Anthology Of The Orient".
Chant Dhrupad (LP)
Original French edition of the 1984 album by the most revered 20th century exponents of the ancient North Indian dhrupad tradition.
Il Canto Del Raga (LP)
Original Italian edition on Arion's "Universo Folklore" ethnic music series of the 1978 album of ragas sung by one of the Female Trinity of carnatic music.
Musiche Dell'Indostan (LP)
Still sealed original Italian edition on Arion's "Universo Folklore" ethnic music series of the beautiful 1976 album of classical Indian music for sitar, bansuri and tabla.
Indonesia Angklung (LP)
Still sealed original Italian edition on Arion's "Universo Folklore" ethnic music series of the 1977 album of wonderful hypnotic music for the traditional Sundanese bamboo instrument.
Music And Drum Rhythm Of Iran (LP)
1970's Dutch edition on Philips' "Song And Sound The World Around" ethnic music series of the 1968 Santūr, Tunbūk, And Tār album of superb recordings of Persian traditional music.
Comhaltas On Tour In Europe (LP)
1985 LP released by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, the Ireland-based association promoting Irish music and culture worldwide with Irish traditional musicians celebrating European Music Year.
La cantatrcie del Sud (LP)
Early 1970's re-issue on RCA of the 1968 hair-raising first album by the very intense Sicilian folk music interpreter. With original innersleeve.
Impressioni Di Un Soggiorno In Nepal (LP)
Rare 1980 album on Ducale with diverse field recordings made in Nepal.
Tibet I (LP)
Early 1970's re-issue on Musicaphon of the Original 1965 album of music Of Tibetan Buddhism on Bärenreiter/Musicaphon's wonderful Unesco Collection "A Musical Anthology Of The Orient".